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2017 wildfires highlight gaps in California’s approach to fire safety in urbanized areas

BD+C

Devastating wildfires in California earlier this year show that the state’s policy regarding fire safety has flaws. According to an article by a fire researcher, fire hazard maps do not take extreme weather patterns such as Santa Ana winds into account. Actually, vulnerable zones can extend well beyond those areas.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

Considered one of Construction’s ‘Fatal Four’ , falls from height accounted for 381 out of 971 deaths in 2017 in the construction sector, and was the leading cause of construction worker deaths. Fall Protection, like most types of workplace safety, has evolved significantly since the early 1900s where fall protection was unregulated.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

Considered one of Construction’s ‘Fatal Four’ , falls from height accounted for 381 out of 971 deaths in 2017 in the construction sector, and was the leading cause of construction worker deaths. Fall Protection, like most types of workplace safety, has evolved significantly since the early 1900s where fall protection was unregulated.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HERE.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

Business Facilities

We’re adding market share through organic growth and the addition of new accounts, and we’re building the new infrastructure necessary to continue processing this cargo with world-class efficiency.”. percent in total tonnage across all terminals during Fiscal Year 2017, and doing it safely and without congestion. Savannah handled 3.85

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Lessons From the Hudson River PCB Cleanup Project | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. Phase two started in 2011 and is expected to be completed by 2017 or 2018. Work continues in the dredge zone around the clock, six days a week, during the work season from May through November. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

Business Facilities

From the September/October 2017 Issue. And while it may take some time before these vehicles are ready to hit the road, the progress is being made and has the potential to drive greater economic efficiency than any other supply chain technology, slashing the cost of transport, once all the legal, safety and social issues are overcome.